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The cost of lost opportunities

Posted on October 07, 2008

By Guest authorThe following is a guest essay by author, advocate, and renewable energy industry analyst Paul Gipe. The calculations behind it can be found on his website. His latest book, Wind Energy Basics, will be published by Chelsea Green in early 2009. ----- While the renewable energy industry in the U.S. celebrates a rare victory -- winning an eight-year extension of its federal tax subsidies -- no one should forget what we've lost. Forget for a moment the recurring costs of an inflated defense budget. Chalmers Johnson has tallied those. Let's look at the two biggest items, th...

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